:Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University. Other books by [http://166.61.234.92/search/a?cohn+rachel '''Cohn'''] and/or [http://166.61.234.92/search/a?Levithan+david '''Levithan'''] feature LGBT support/characters.

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:Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University. Other books by [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?cohn+rachel '''Cohn'''] and/or [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?Levithan+david '''Levithan'''] feature LGBT support/characters.

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?down+to+the+bone '''Down to the Bone'''] by Mayra L. Dole

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?down+to+the+bone '''Down to the Bone'''] by Mayra L. Dole

:Laura, a seventeen-year-old Cuban American girl, is thrown out of her house when her mother discovers she is a lesbian, but after trying to change her heart and hide from the truth, Laura finally comes to terms with who she is and learns to love and respect herself.

:Laura, a seventeen-year-old Cuban American girl, is thrown out of her house when her mother discovers she is a lesbian, but after trying to change her heart and hide from the truth, Laura finally comes to terms with who she is and learns to love and respect herself.

:After realizing he isn't the only one at his school who is gay and hiding his identity from the rest of the population, Russel decides to create a boring club to be used as a cover for all the gay and bi kids to come and present their true selves without fear. Try the sequels [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?order+of+the+poison+oak '''The Order of the Poison Oak'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?split+screen '''Split Screen'''].

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/X?misfits+howe '''The Misfits'''] by James Howe

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?difference+between+you+and+me '''The Difference Between You and Me'''] by Madeleine George

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:Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names. Try [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?totally+joe '''Totally Joe'''] by this author.

*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?will+grayson '''Will Grayson, Will Grayson'''] by John Green & David Levithan

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: Two Chicago area teens, both named Will Grayson, one straight, one gay, cross paths one night. Their individual relationships with Tiny Cooper, the "world's largest person who is really, really gay," bring them deeper into each other's social circles as they struggle to be true to themselves.

:After realizing he isn't the only one at his school who is gay and hiding his identity from the rest of the population, Russel decides to create a boring club to be used as a cover for all the gay and bi kids to come and present their true selves without fear. Try the sequels [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?order+of+the+poison+oak '''The Order of the Poison Oak'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?split+screen '''Split Screen'''].

:Julia is dead, and Cass is trying to deal with that. Julia was her best friend, the girl she could count on to include her and listen to her...and some people whispered Julia was more than that to Cass. Julia was also very talented, and wrote a musical called Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad before she died, and now her theater friends want to stage it as a tribute. Cass has to decide whether to help out with the play, even though she can't stand the new lead, Heather.

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?misfits+howe '''The Misfits'''] by James Howe

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:Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names. Try [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?totally+joe '''Totally Joe'''] by this author.

:When thirteen-year-old Melita, the sophisticated daughter of a New York actress, comes to visit Phoebe, who has been raised by her father on a farm in Maine, Phoebe discovers she has confusing feelings about their developing friendship.

:When thirteen-year-old Melita, the sophisticated daughter of a New York actress, comes to visit Phoebe, who has been raised by her father on a farm in Maine, Phoebe discovers she has confusing feelings about their developing friendship.

:In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.

:In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?out+of+the+pocket '''Out of the Pocket'''] by Bill Konigsberg

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?ask+the+passengers '''Ask the Passengers'''] by A. S. King

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:Astrid hasn't even figured out who she is or what she wants yet, but everyone else in her small town seems to know (and tell) her secrets - whether or not they're true. Her dad is always stoned, her mom loves her sister more, and her two best friends pretend to date each other so no one will find out their biggest own secret. Will she escape the town rumors and figure things out for herself?

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?out+of+the+pocket '''Out of the Pocket'''] by Bill Konigsberg

:As Bobby Framingham, quarterback of his high school football team, finally acknowledges to himself that he is gay, events start to spin out of control when his sexual orientation is revealed in the local papers, and he learns that his father has cancer.

:As Bobby Framingham, quarterback of his high school football team, finally acknowledges to himself that he is gay, events start to spin out of control when his sexual orientation is revealed in the local papers, and he learns that his father has cancer.

:Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual.

:Chronicles a teenage boy's humorous attempts to fit in at his Minnesota high school by becoming a macho, girl-loving, "Playboy" pinup-displaying heterosexual.

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/X?wide+awake+levithan '''Wide Awake'''] by David Levithan

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?wide+awake+levithan '''Wide Awake'''] by David Levithan

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:In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world. Try [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?how+they+met '''How They Met'''], [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?boy+meets+boy '''Boy Meets Boy'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?realm+of+possibility '''The Realm of Possibility'''] by this author.

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:In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world. Try [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?how+they+met '''How They Met'''], [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?boy+meets+boy '''Boy Meets Boy'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?realm+of+possibility '''The Realm of Possibility'''] by this author.

:Theater-mad teens Sadye and her best friend Demi find their bond of friendship sorely tested when they encounter love, rivalry, and a vast array of unforgettable characters while spending the summer at drama camp.

:Theater-mad teens Sadye and her best friend Demi find their bond of friendship sorely tested when they encounter love, rivalry, and a vast array of unforgettable characters while spending the summer at drama camp.

:Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father, and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust.

:Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father, and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust.

:In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality. Peters has also written [http://166.61.234.92/search/X?luna+peters '''Luna'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?between+mom+and+jo '''Between Mom and Jo'''].

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:In a small Kansas town, sixteen-year-old Mary-Elizabeth "Mike" Szabo tries to come to terms with her father's suicide and her own homosexuality. Peters has also written [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?luna+peters '''Luna'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?between+mom+and+jo '''Between Mom and Jo'''].

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?freak+show '''Freak Show'''] by James St. James

*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?aristotle+and+dante+discover+the+secrets+of+the+universe '''Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe'''] by Benjamin Alire Saenz

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?freak+show '''Freak Show'''] by James St. James

:Being gay and a drag queen, Billy Bloom finds fitting in to his new conservative high school in Florida a challenge like none he's ever faced before and now must decide whether to adjust to the masses and fit in or stand-out and be true to himself despite the hardships he knows he will have to endure.

:Being gay and a drag queen, Billy Bloom finds fitting in to his new conservative high school in Florida a challenge like none he's ever faced before and now must decide whether to adjust to the masses and fit in or stand-out and be true to himself despite the hardships he knows he will have to endure.

:When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality. Sanchez writes many other books with GBLT characters, including [http://166.61.234.92/search/X?getting+it+sanchez '''Getting It'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?so+hard+to+say '''So Hard To Say'''].

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:When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality. Sanchez writes many other books with GBLT characters, including [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?getting+it+sanchez '''Getting It'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?so+hard+to+say '''So Hard To Say'''].

:Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other. The story continues in [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?rainbow+high '''Rainbow High'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?rainbow+road '''Rainbow Road'''].

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:Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other. The story continues in [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?rainbow+high '''Rainbow High'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?rainbow+road '''Rainbow Road'''].

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*[http://166.61.234.92/search/t?7+days+at+the+hot+corner '''7 Days at the Hot Corner'''] by Terry Trueman

:After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality. John’s friend Marisol has her own book [http://166.61.234.92/search/t?love+and+lies+marisols '''Love & Lies: Marisol's Story'''].

:Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male. Wittlinger has also written [http://166.61.234.92/search/X?what's+in+a+name+wittlinger '''What's In a Name'''] and [http://166.61.234.92/search/X?razzle+wittlinger '''Razzle'''].

:After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality. John’s friend Marisol has her own book [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?love+and+lies+marisols '''Love & Lies: Marisol's Story'''].

:Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male. Wittlinger has also written [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?what's+in+a+name+wittlinger '''What's In a Name'''] and [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/X?razzle+wittlinger '''Razzle'''].

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?putting+makeup+on+the+fat+boy '''Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy'''] by Bil Wright

:A collection of original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early twenties explores many sexual issues, including coming out, first kisses, break-ups, religion/faith, and friendship.

:A collection of original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early twenties explores many sexual issues, including coming out, first kisses, break-ups, religion/faith, and friendship.

:Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people. Garden also wrote [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?hear+us+out+lesbian '''Hear us out!'''], which discusses the social and political issues faced by GLBT youth from 1950 to the present, and adds two stories about gay young people from each decade.

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*[http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?from+the+notebooks+of+melanin+sun '''From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun'''] by Jacqueline Woodson

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:Fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun's comfortable, quiet life is shattered when his mother reveals she has fallen in love with a woman. Also try [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/t?house+you+pass+on+the+way '''The House You Pass on the Way'''] or [http://aries.jmrl.org/search/a?woodson+jacqueline '''others by the same author'''].

Although they have been friends and neighbors all their lives, straight Naomi and gay Ely find their relationship severely strained during their freshman year at New York University. Other books by Cohn and/or Levithan feature LGBT support/characters.

Laura, a seventeen-year-old Cuban American girl, is thrown out of her house when her mother discovers she is a lesbian, but after trying to change her heart and hide from the truth, Laura finally comes to terms with who she is and learns to love and respect herself.

Two Chicago area teens, both named Will Grayson, one straight, one gay, cross paths one night. Their individual relationships with Tiny Cooper, the "world's largest person who is really, really gay," bring them deeper into each other's social circles as they struggle to be true to themselves.

After realizing he isn't the only one at his school who is gay and hiding his identity from the rest of the population, Russel decides to create a boring club to be used as a cover for all the gay and bi kids to come and present their true selves without fear. Try the sequels The Order of the Poison Oak and Split Screen.

Julia is dead, and Cass is trying to deal with that. Julia was her best friend, the girl she could count on to include her and listen to her...and some people whispered Julia was more than that to Cass. Julia was also very talented, and wrote a musical called Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad before she died, and now her theater friends want to stage it as a tribute. Cass has to decide whether to help out with the play, even though she can't stand the new lead, Heather.

Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names. Try Totally Joe by this author.

When thirteen-year-old Melita, the sophisticated daughter of a New York actress, comes to visit Phoebe, who has been raised by her father on a farm in Maine, Phoebe discovers she has confusing feelings about their developing friendship.

In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenage dressage riders, one a spoiled rich girl and the other a closeted gay sixteen-year-old boy, come to terms with their identities and learn to accept themselves.

Astrid hasn't even figured out who she is or what she wants yet, but everyone else in her small town seems to know (and tell) her secrets - whether or not they're true. Her dad is always stoned, her mom loves her sister more, and her two best friends pretend to date each other so no one will find out their biggest own secret. Will she escape the town rumors and figure things out for herself?

As Bobby Framingham, quarterback of his high school football team, finally acknowledges to himself that he is gay, events start to spin out of control when his sexual orientation is revealed in the local papers, and he learns that his father has cancer.

In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world. Try How They Met, Boy Meets Boy and The Realm of Possibility by this author.

Theater-mad teens Sadye and her best friend Demi find their bond of friendship sorely tested when they encounter love, rivalry, and a vast array of unforgettable characters while spending the summer at drama camp.

Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and is asked to join the very League that rejected his father, and it is there that Thom finds other misfits whom he can finally trust.

Being gay and a drag queen, Billy Bloom finds fitting in to his new conservative high school in Florida a challenge like none he's ever faced before and now must decide whether to adjust to the masses and fit in or stand-out and be true to himself despite the hardships he knows he will have to endure.

When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality. Sanchez writes many other books with GBLT characters, including Getting It and So Hard To Say.

Three high school seniors, a jock with a girlfriend and an alcoholic father, a closeted gay, and a flamboyant gay rights advocate, struggle with family issues, gay bashers, first sex, and conflicting feelings about each other. The story continues in Rainbow High and Rainbow Road.

After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality. John’s friend Marisol has her own book Love & Lies: Marisol's Story.

Grady, a transgendered high school student, yearns for acceptance by his classmates and family as he struggles to adjust to his new identity as a male. Wittlinger has also written What's In a Name and Razzle.

A collection of original poems, essays, and stories by young adults in their teens and early twenties explores many sexual issues, including coming out, first kisses, break-ups, religion/faith, and friendship.

Liza puts aside her feelings for Annie after the disaster at school, but eventually she allows love to triumph over the ignorance of people. Garden also wrote Hear us out!, which discusses the social and political issues faced by GLBT youth from 1950 to the present, and adds two stories about gay young people from each decade.